Aloo tikki burger recipe where crisp golden potato patties are sandwiched in burger buns and then topped with fresh raw veggies and spiced with chutneys. Good to look at and good to eat too.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 6 · 6 Aloo Tikki Burger
  • Category: Appetizers, Snacks
  • Cuisine: North Indian

Ingredients

  • 2 potatoes (- medium-sized)
  • ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder (or cayenne pepper)
  • ½ teaspoon coriander powder ((ground coriander))
  • ½ teaspoon cumin powder ((ground cumin))
  • 1 teaspoon chaat masala
  • 1.5 tablespoon Rice Flour (or cornflour (cornstarch))
  • 1 or 2 tablespoons oil (or as needed, for pan-frying the potato patties)
  • black salt (or rock salt (sendha namak) as required)
  • 6 burger buns
  • 1 tomato ((small-sized), thinly sliced)
  • 1 onion ((small-sized), thinly sliced)
  • 1 cucumber ((small-sized), thinly sliced)
  • 4 to 5 lettuce leaves (chopped if large - or kept whole if small)
  • 1 teaspoon chaat masala (or as required)
  • Coriander Chutney (as required)
  • Tamarind Chutney (as required)
  • oil (or butter for toasting the buns, as needed)

Method

Making potato patties

  1. Boil the potatoes in a stovetop pressure cooker or steamer or Instant Pot till they become soft and are completely cooked.
  2. Peel and mash them when they are warm. Let the potatoes cool at room temperature.
  3. When the potatoes are cooled, add all the ground spice powders and salt and mix well.
  4. Add the rice flour or cornstarch and again mix well.
  5. Shape into round patties and pan fry the tikkis till they are crisp and golden from both sides.

Making aloo tikki burger

  1. Slice the burger buns horizontally into two equal halves. Pan fry in a bit of oil or butter till lightly crisp. Don't toast them.
  2. Apply the green chutney or both the green chutney and sweet tamarind chutney on the bun halves. You can even spread some butter first before applying the chutney.
  3. Place the aloo tikki on one halve of the bun.
  4. Top with the sliced vegetables and lettuce. Sprinkle some chaat masala on the veggies.
  5. Cover with the other halve of the bun. Insert a toothpick on the burger.
  6. Make all the burgers this way.
  7. Serve Aloo Tikki Burger immediately accompanied with french fries, coriander chutney or tomato ketchup.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.